The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-06-17
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, June IL. 1887.
MINOR LOCALS

Henry M. Evans lOsC u maEe VI
Monday valued at $3.50.
A Job in Straw Hats closing at one'
half their former price, call on e. X
Burlington.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band will
accompany the Colchester Excursion
ON the 25th and discourse music for
the youthful voyagers.
Mrs. Rebecca Thompson and
daughter, Miss Ida, of Woodlawn,
started on Tuesday evening for a
protracted visit to relatives in Iowa.
The Zion w. C. T. US. strawber-
nv festival last week was well patron
lied, the financial part of the enter
prise proving very satisfactory.
A large deposit of Kaolin has been
discovered on the farm of Lewis
Whiteman, in the fourth district,
this county.
The strawberry festival held last
Thursday and Friday evening at
WesG Nottingham AiCooy UotiSu
Church receipted $l7O gross.
The Pleasant Grove w. C. I. U.
will meet at Pleasant Grove Chapel
on Saturday next, June Is, at half
past two o'clock A full attendance
desired.
A festi, al will be held at Little
Britain Church Thursday afternoon
and evening, June %. Supper from
A to 6. Benefit of church.
New stock of Cuff Buttons at E.
K. Browns.
George Brickley. carpenter, fel.
while at work on Mrs. Devan's barn,
on Wednesday. severely injuring one
of his arms. probably causing frac-
ture.
Winfield Ryan also had one of his
periodic tumbles on Tuesday. He fell
from ladder while at work on Thos.
Kinks house, but fortunately escaped
injury.
The Eighth district Supervisors
are happy. The County Commission
ers at their meeting this week, passed
their accounts and ordered them
paid.
A laborer named Whitelock en-
ployed by John Gilbert on the VIM.
II. Moore farm on Tuesday of last
week cut severe cash in one of his
knees while using Ratchet.
The most infamous roost formerly
for "pear cider" fowls in North East
has been rented by the W. G. I. U.
for reading room. So one by one
these dark roses fall.
Barnes & Hartenstein have just re-
ceiyed a supply Of No. one Penna.
Bran which they are offering at low
figures.
Wednesday, August oath has been
named by the Republican State Con.
vention as the day for holding the
State convention. The primaries will
be held the Saturday previous it is
probable.
On Thursday July 28th, 1887,
Brickley B. Mccullough give one of
their popular excursions to Tolches
ter Beach on the new three deck
handsome steamer Emma Giles.
Mr.. r. Roney and his employees
who are engaged painting the bank
building. went fishing in Job Haines
mill pond ON Wednesday night for
Carp. The catch was IL including
one eel.
The peach growers of the peninsu.
la are organizing to protect the mark
ct against gluts-in other words, to
make themselves masters of their
own business and markets, which is
sensible.
Bsrgain in Syrup, fine quality and
flavor, at a low price, at f. R. Buff
fington's.
A festival will be held on the after
noon and evening of Saturday next,
18th inst, at the Ebenezer M. E.
Church. If stormy, the next fair
day. Proceeds for the use of the
Church and Sabbath School.
We printed a large number Of
tickets this week for the Sunday
School excursion on the Emma Giles
to Colchester on the 25th which
promises to be grand holiday. Ev-
cry body should 60.
Leah Fell Moore, relict of David
Moore of the 9th district, was bur-
led in Penn Hill Friends burying
ground on Wednesday 18th. The
deceased reached the age of 80, and
has been widow IS years.
Henry Confer proprietor of the
Farmers Hotel in Elkton was waited
on by the Constable with a warrant
which charged him with violating
the prohibition law. Confer wasn't
~ houa-had loft the atata